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solar desalination, solar domes, UAE -

The first solar dome plant is under construction in Saudi Arabia 71 percent of the Earth is covered in water, but only 3 percent of that is freshwater. The effective desalination of seawater at a mass scale would clearly be a world-changing achievement, celebrated the world over. With that goal in mind, London-based Solar Water PLC recently signed an agreement with the Saudi Arabian government as part of the country's clean future $500 billion "NEOM" project. The company is building the "first desalination plant with solar dome technology", aย CNN Arabiaย report (translated onย Solar Water PLC's website) explains. ย  A future of...

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Google, pandemic adaption -

As Covid-19 cases surge, many employees aren't ready or interested in returning to work. They shouldn't have to. ย  "Many employees are still trying to navigate a lot of uncertainty in both their personal and professional lives. They are trying to figure out what school will look like for their children. They're deciding whether they are ready to be in an office all day after spending the past 19 months working from home.ย  In making those decisions, companies that try to force a one-size-fits-all approach might quickly find that their employees no longer believe that it's a good fit for...

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The two quickest production cars of all time, the Rimac Nevera and theย Teslaย Model S, were recently pitted against each other in a series of drag races, with the former coming out on top easily. The difference between the two, besides a whole lot of power and money? Six-tenths of a second. ย  ย  ย  The two EVs can be seen racing each other three times in a new videoย posted by DragTimes, the same YouTuber that recently filmed the Nevera as it becameย the fastest accelerating production carย of all time. In all three heats, the American EV was no match for the...

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electric vehicles -

We match our performance model to some full-on acceleration data and discover something totally unexpected. Off the line, theย Rimac Neveraย accelerates so quickly it wants to do a wheely, ruining traction on the front wheels. The car then pushes nearly all power to the rear wheels. We show you when and how much. Summary Please keep in mind that this is quite speculative. There were a lot of unknowns that we had to estimate. But weโ€™d be willing to bet the trends and magnitudes we have estimated with our model are probably close. (See detailed discussion section for how we did...

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carbon neutral, methane, ships -

Maersk says vessels will be built by South Koreaโ€™s Hyundai Heavy Industries and have capacity to carry around 16,000 containers. According to the International Energy Agency, in 2019 international shipping was responsible for approximately 2% of โ€œglobal energy-related CO2 emissions." Danish firmย Maerskย said Tuesday it is ordering eight large, ocean-going vessels able to run on what it called โ€œcarbon neutral methanol.โ€ The worldโ€™s largest container shipping firm said the vessels would be built by South Koreaโ€™s Hyundai Heavy Industries and have the capacity to carry around 16,000 containers. According to a number of reports, each ship will cost $175 million, making...

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